Production weaving on tie-up looms
is no longer done, but many design-ers
still like to design with a tie-up
(some designs just make more sense
that way). A tie-up allows for tromp-as-
writ designs, which are often
lovely. And the treadling which goes
along with a tie-up frequently has a
more obvious repeat than would the
equivalent peg plan.

Similarly, the rules which Weave-Maker
schemes employ are some-times
more easily stated for a tie-up
than for a peg plan. So WeaveMaker
offers many tie-up schemes.

Since WeaveMaker will instantly
convert any tie-up design into a peg
plan design, feel free to design in
either format.

WeaveMaker tie-ups may be
broadly divided into two groups.
One group, illustrated here, are
general in nature and work well
with a variety of threadings and
treadlings. The second group
(for example, summer-winter,
overshot, huck, moire) are
special-purpose ones designed
to be used with specific
threadings and treadlings.
These are discussed in the
“Whole-fabric Schemes Catalog”
(see “Schemes, whole fabric” in
the Index for details).